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    Elephants are the largest existing land animals and belong to the family Elephantidae. There are three living elephant species: the African bush elephant, African forest elephant, and Asian elephant. Elephants are found throughout parts of Africa and Asia, and live in various habitats near water. They have a complex social structure, with females and young living in family groups led by the oldest female, while males leave their family group at maturity. Elephants communicate through touch, sight, sound and smell over long distances and display intelligence and empathy.

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    Elephants are the largest existing land animals and belong to the family Elephantidae. There are three living elephant species: the African bush elephant, African forest elephant, and Asian elephant. Elephants are found throughout parts of Africa and Asia, and live in various habitats near water. They have a complex social structure, with females and young living in family groups led by the oldest female, while males leave their family group at maturity. Elephants communicate through touch, sight, sound and smell over long distances and display intelligence and empathy.

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    Elephants are the largest existing land animals and belong to the family Elephantidae. There are three living elephant species: the African bush elephant, African forest elephant, and Asian elephant. Elephants are found throughout parts of Africa and Asia, and live in various habitats near water. They have a complex social structure, with females and young living in family groups led by the oldest female, while males leave their family group at maturity. Elephants communicate through touch, sight, sound and smell over long distances and display intelligence and empathy.

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    Elephants are the largest existing land animals and belong to the family Elephantidae. There are three living elephant species: the African bush elephant, African forest elephant, and Asian elephant. Elephants are found throughout parts of Africa and Asia, and live in various habitats near water. They have a complex social structure, with females and young living in family groups led by the oldest female, while males leave their family group at maturity. Elephants communicate through touch, sight, sound and smell over long distances and display intelligence and empathy.

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    Elephant

    Elephants are a select group of proboscideans belonging to the


    family Elephantidae. They are the largest existing land animals. Three
    living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest
    elephant, and the Asian elephant. Elephantidae is the only surviving family of
    proboscideans; extinct members include the mastodons. The family Elephantidae
    also contains several extinct groups, including the mammoths and straight-tusked
    elephants. African elephants have larger ears and concave backs, whereas Asian
    elephants have smaller ears, and convex or level backs. Distinctive features of all
    elephants include a long proboscis called a trunk, tusks, large ear flaps, massive
    legs, and tough but sensitive skin. The trunk is used for breathing, bringing food and
    water to the mouth, and grasping objects. Tusks, which are derived from the incisor
    teeth, serve both as weapons and as tools for moving objects and digging. The large
    ear flaps assist in maintaining a constant body temperature as well as in
    communication. The pillar-like legs carry their great weight.
    Elephants are scattered throughout sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Southeast
    Asia and are found in different habitats, including savannahs, forests, deserts,
    and marshes. They are herbivorous, and they stay near water when it is accessible.
    They are considered to be keystone species, due to their impact on their
    environments. Elephants have a fission–fusion society, in which multiple family
    groups come together to socialise. Females (cows) tend to live in family groups,
    which can consist of one female with her calves or several related females with
    offspring. The groups, which do not include bulls, are usually led by the oldest cow,
    known as the matriarch.
    Males (bulls) leave their family groups when they reach puberty and may live alone
    or with other males. Adult bulls mostly interact with family groups when looking for a
    mate. They enter a state of increased testosterone and aggression known as musth,
    which helps them gain dominance over other males as well as reproductive success.
    Calves are the centre of attention in their family groups and rely on their mothers for
    as long as three years. Elephants can live up to 70 years in the wild.
    They communicate by touch, sight, smell, and sound; elephants use infrasound,
    and seismic communication over long distances. Elephant intelligence has been
    compared with that of primates and cetaceans. They appear to have self-awareness,
    and appear to show empathy for dying and dead family members.

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